Sitalpur railway station is a railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line of South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated beside State Highway 5 at Sitalpur in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[5][6]
History
The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–1985 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[7] Finally, this line was opened in 2004.[8] This track including Sitalpur railway station was electrified in 2012–13.[9]
References
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ^ "STLB/Sitalpur Bengal". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "SITALPUR BENGAL PH (STIB) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja". Times of India. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Digha Trip Report". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Railway Electrification" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2019.